Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Sju jävligt långa dagar by Jonathan Tropper, Erik MacQueen

7 reviews

tayrod4594's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you've seen the movie and loved it for its charm and heart, I'm not sure this is the book for you. I saw the movie first, which is maybe part of the problem. In the book, Judd is far less sympathetic and his family is far less charming. The novel also takes some odd little jaunts into fantasy land that, really, don't improve anyone's look, least of all Judd's. 

It's well-written, funny, and has some profound thoughts to share, which is why it isn't lower than a 3 for me, though it was tough to give it that. The misogyny that winds its way through this entire novel is possibly understandable, given Judd's marriage, though also completely disgusting. At some point, you really begin to wonder if that's a quality he took on only after his marriage imploded; if not, you sort of see why it might have. His own family doesn't escape this awful habit Judd has of excoriating everyone he sees and there are several scenes that the movie very wisely changed or removed entirely. If you want a angry diatribe, read the book. If you want something a little more uplifting (and a lot less focused on hating and wanting women), then watch the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Pregnancy, Cancer, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Body horror, Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Biphobia and Vomit

mladd28's review against another edition

Misogynistic and fatphobic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Infidelity

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Bullying, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

sarahflies's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is a great book, but it made me feel sad, and bad about myself, and bad about life and marriage and family. I think the writing was compelling and interesting but the topics just made me sad. I wouldn’t read it again, but if you like reading about tense family situations then I would recommend it. The author did a great job of presenting the mess of thoughts in the characters head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

shannanigans92's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Body shaming, Child death, Cancer, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

eeeva's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content